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Dec. 9 (UPI) — Coveted baseball free agent Shohei Ohtani announced Saturday he has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in what his agent says is a $700 million deal, making it the most lucrative player contract in sports history. Nez Balelo, Ohtani's agent, told MLB.com the deal with the Dodgers is for 10 years and surpasses other massive sports...

July 30 (UPI) -- An Alabama woman and two others have been charged in the Caribbean for allegedly plotting to kill her estranged husband, former Auburn football player Robert Shiver. Lindsay Shiver, 36, and two men were arrested in the Bahamas following a break-in at a bar and grill on Guana in the Virgin Islands. While investigating the break-in, police found...

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Defending national champion LSU and runner-up Iowa will be among the top teams in action Monday, when nearly 300 women's basketball programs tip off their 2023-24 seasons. All-American forward Angel Reese and top-ranked LSU will host No. 20 Colorado at 7:30 p.m. EST in Las Vegas. That game will air on TNT. Star guard Caitlin Clark, the...

PROVO, Utah, Nov. 7, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — Citing allegations of racist remarks directed at a Black women's volleyball player in August, the University of Pacific has forfeited a scheduled match at Brigham Young University. BYU had been scheduled to host Pacific in a West Coast Conference match at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Smith Fieldhouse, but the Tigers decided...

PROVO, Utah, May 29, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Former BYU sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette will make his FIBA 3x3 World Cup debut as a member of Team USA this week in Vienna, Austria. Fredette, the National Player of the Year in 2011 at BYU, will join teammates Canyon Barry, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis on the U.S. squad in the 20-team...

A promising New Orleans Pelicans guard, Bryce Dejean-Jones, was shot an killed Saturday morning after kicking down the door of an apartment in Dallas.

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania man was unable to attend the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates when stadium security turned away his emotional support animal: an alligator. Joie Henney, a former hunting and fishing TV host who appeared on networks including ESPN Outdoors, has had Wally the gator for about seven years, and he had the...

New York Jets running back Chris Johnson is recovering after being wounded during a drive-by shooting in Orlando.

Professional rally driver Ken Block was killed in a snowmobile accident Monday in Wasatch County.

OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 2, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — The accolades continue for the 2023 Pioneer Baseball League champion Ogden Raptors, with outfielder Reese Alexiades being voted as the league's Most Valuable Player and pitcher Dan Kubiuk winning the Reliever of the Year award Monday. Alexiades' third season in Ogden was his best as a pro, batting .326 with a league-leading...

SANDY, Utah, April 21, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Utah Royals FC is bringing back U.S. women's soccer legend Amy Rodriguez to coach the team's return to the National Women's Soccer League in 2024. Rodriguez, a World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist and two-time NWSL champion, was hired as head coach Thursday by the team she played for from 2018 to...

Trailblazers' shooting guard, Wesley Matthews will be out for the remainder of the season due to a ruptured achilles during a game against the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night. Matthews suffered the injury during the third quarter falling to the ground and needing to be helped off the court.

CEDAR CITY, Utah, March 14, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — All-Pro special teamer Miles Killebrew is staying with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former Southern Utah star has agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million deal following his All-Pro and Pro Bowl season with the Steelers in 2023, according to ESPN. Killebrew, 30, has blocked three punts since signing with the Steelers in 2021,...

Stephen Curry's adorable daughter Riley has become a regular at press conferences and she never ceases to steal the show.